SupportedEtexts

Supported eTexts - Lynne Anderson - Imnan
Delicious etext Handout.doc
Collaborative Notetaking.doc

• how media supports reading and learning

Text Challenges

• new concepts
• sentence/paragraph structure
• unfamiliar vocabulary
• vocabulary with meaning (new vocabulary)

Digital text modified to improve reading comprehension
Types of Supportive Resources (see handout):

• presentational
• navigational
• translational
• explanatory
• illustrative
• summarize
• instructional
• notational
• enrichment
• collaborative
• evaluative

Check out:
liveink
googlereader
google define: [word: ]
map my word
no fear Shakespear
wordnet
answers.com - link to words
NY Times - double click any word
WikiJunior & WikiJunior Books
RAZ Kids

Del.icio.us account - supported_etext
etext

Bookshare.org
Read Please - copies text into reading
OneLook - reverse dictionary by concept
Reading for the Blind & Dyslexic RFBD (membership and access to online books)
Accessibar (Firefox plugin)
promo.net - Project Gutenberg
Textbook revolution